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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 188, 6 September 1909, Page 5

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Resident Correspondent. Masonic Ball.— Lodge Waipa. No. 119. N.Z.C. will bold their Installation Ball on Friday, October Ist. A strong committee have the affair well in hand and this is expected to rival previous functions in point of popularity. Euchre and Bridge Tournament. Supporters of the Tennis Club are having a Euchre and Bridge Tournament in the Town Hall on Wednesday, September Bth, the proceeds of which will be given to the funds of the Tennis Club. A number of ladies and gentlemen are working hard to ensure the success, so that it should be a pleasurable event, as arc most entertainments for which the tennis supporters are responsible. Alexander Street is undergoing another transformation. A strip of metal well and truly laid, about 3 months ago, is being made to cover a wider area of road. The Government's idea of economy is hard to i grasp. —Hard Lines.— An airship cot tangled up in a kauri tree in the vicinity of the town hall on Wednesday night according to on informant whose veracity I connect doubt. The aerial navigators were evidently men of enterprise engaged in running a cargo of illicit refreshments to the King Country. Some miscreants must havi* broach* I *.) the cargo to some purpose. judging by the number of "dead marines" on which some boys were holding a po.»t mortem examination next day. - Personal. - The many friends of Mr Douglas who met with an accident at the Waipa Brewery will be glad to learn that he is on a fair way to recovery from his unfortunate mishap. Mr Walker, of the P.O. Staff, who has been away on sick leave has resumed duties again. Mr Finlay. cadet at the railway station has been transferred to Auckland. He leaves for bis new post today.